The new enclosure: How land commissions can lead the fight against urban land-grabs
Over the past few decades, huge transfers of land from public to private ownership have occurred throughout Britain.
Mayors
Does the Integrated Rail Plan break key pledges on levelling up?
Northern leaders have reacted with fury at the government’s proposals to scale back the Northern Powerhouse Rail project.
Tracy Brabin: How the mayor came home
Tracy Brabin, the first-ever metro mayor of West Yorkshire, on cultural capital, transport and rebuilding Labour’s image in the north.
Mayor Ben Houchen and the “Houchenist” manifesto
The mayor of Tees Valley in the UK is implementing a new kind of Tory agenda that mirrors global economic shifts.
After 2020, who even wants to run for mayor?
Several major US cities will hold mayoral elections in 2021, but in an era of overlapping crises, ambitious candidates might just opt out.
What power do US mayors really have?
Author and legal scholar Richard Schragger says the US's big-city mayors focus on policies far outside their control and lose sight of the ways they can actually effect change.
White Papers
Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees hopes for an equitable city that can ‘live with difference’
He's pursuing a number of projects to combat poverty and improve the city's sustainability.
The British government wants more mayors and fewer councils in England
The goal is to streamline operations, but it's not yet clear how local government would change.
How cities are seizing the moment to focus on climate and equity
A C40 Cities report encourages mayors to prioritise equity and sustainability as they address residents’ needs during the pandemic.
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